Recent Federal Layoffs: What It All Means for Unemployment Insurance

This is a discussion on what recent federal firings mean for unemployment insurance systems, a question that has been consternating policymakers and the press. The National Academy of Social Insurance has been closely monitoring what Federal worker and contractor layoffs mean for the broader unemployment insurance system as we teeter on the precipice of a wider economic downturn.

The Academy is committed to supporting federal workers—including our own Members— whose lives have been swept up in this chaos, and to examine policy solutions that can ensure they are better served.